JOSE GONZALEZ, Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking, Connecticut 2017

Hartford Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Selling Heroin and Fentanyl

A Hartford man was sentenced to three years in prison for selling heroin and fentanyl to an overdose victim in East Hartford, Connecticut.

The defendant, JOSE GONZALEZ, 22, also known as “Montana,” “Beat Montana” and “CARL MONTANA,” was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three months of home confinement and four years of supervised release, for selling heroin and fentanyl to a 20-year-old male who overdosed and died in his East Hartford residence.

The investigation, which included witness interviews and analysis of the victim’s cellphone, revealed that the victim traveled to Hartford the night before his death and purchased heroin/fentanyl from GONZALEZ. Analysis of another individual’s cellphone revealed that GONZALEZ sold heroin and fentanyl from at least December 2016 through April 2017.

GONZALEZ has been detained since his arrest on a federal criminal complaint on November 30, 2017. On May 22, 2018, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin and fentanyl.

This matter stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force and the East Hartford and Monroe Police Departments investigated the case, with assistance from the Bristol, East Hartford, Hartford, Manchester, New Britain, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Willimantic, and Windsor Locks Police Departments, and the Food and Drug Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jocelyn Courtney Kaoutzanis prosecuted the case.

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